Country size comparison
compared to
Connecticut is about 9 times smaller than Eritrea.
Eritrea is approximately 117,600 sq km, while Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, making Connecticut 10.67% the size of Eritrea. Meanwhile, the population of Eritrea is ~6.2 million people (2.6 million fewer people live in Connecticut).
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Eritrea is 18.7% cheaper than Connecticut
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